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Wife of political prisoner Ihar Losik: “They organized a torture chamber for my husband”
ANDREI BASTUNETS: Today, the law does not defend us
Cameraman Uladzimir Luniou: ‘I didn’t belive we would get out of there alive’
Declaring war on the truth: the crackdown on independent media in Belarus
Belarusian journalists have long worked under extremely difficult conditions and have had to contend with limited access to information and the severe curtailment of freedom of speech. Volha Siakhovich looks at the latest media crackdown sparked by the recent presidential election and at how journalists have responded to the government’s actions.
Riot policeman deliberately shoots at Nasha Niva journalist Natalia Lubneuskaya from 10 meters VIDEO
“I will murder you. I can do it today.” Journalists from Babruysk Clobbered and Tortured
Journalist Ivan Murauyou talks about his three days in detention
Today at 6.37 a.m. Ivan had tears of joy in his eyes, walking into his apartment building 21 Bedy Street after his release from Akrestsina detention center.
Journalist Tatsiana Belashova: Akrestsina is a manmade hell
Independent media advocate and journalist tell of challenges covering Belarus’s upcoming elections and coronavirus
As Belarus’s August 9, 2020, presidential election nears with President Aleksandr Lukashenko vying to remain in power after 26 years in office, press freedom advocates say Belarusian authorities are cracking down on journalists and government critics.
Amnesty International: Bloggers and activists arrested in purge ahead of the presidential election must be released
RSF calls for EU pressure after wave of arrests of journalists in Belarus
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the arrests of many journalists in the past days in Belarus, as the authorities try by every possible means to stop them covering rallies in support of opposition candidates in the upcoming presidential election. The European Union must press the government to stop the harassment, RSF said.
How Belarusian officials withhold information about COVID-19 from the public. Editors of Belarusian media tell their stories
Journalist Siarhei Satsuk asked to publish this text in case of his arrest
Tatsiana Tkachova: If I stop loving the process, stop loving the way the cherries bloom, then it’s time to die
After the parliamentary elections: political and media freedom in Belarus
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